On June 23, 2015, the Federal Court of Appeal released Yellowknives Dene First Nation v. The Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, and Alex Debogorski, 2015 FCA 148.

A recent Ontario Superior Court decision has reaffirmed that neither the Crown nor mining companies may ignore their "duty to consult" before beginning mineral exploration on Crown lands that lie within the traditional territory of First Nations.